Colman
Colman was the 9076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1100th; the most babies were born in 2002 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,518 places. More babies were named Colman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,076 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200227 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,045babies recorded
Colman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,076 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #6,760 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,242 | 18 |
| 1990 | #6,537 | 7 |
| 1980 | #5,655 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,396 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,233 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,704 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,097 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,156 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Colman, counting every spelling?
Colman is a spelling of Coleman, a name family that ranked #1,155 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,076 for Colman on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman | 148 | #1,311 | 831 |
| Colman | 8 | #9,076 | 45 |
| Koleman | 9 | #8,622 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Colman?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Colman (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Colman born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Colman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Colman?
About 600 people born in the US named Colman are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 17 and 38. That makes Colman mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Colman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Colman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Colman
How popular is the name Colman?
Colman was the 9076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1100th; the most babies were born in 2002 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,518 places. More babies were named Colman in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Colman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Colman in the US.